You know one of those ideas, the sort that seemed such a great thing at the time, well here is one coming back to bite. A couple of months ago my good wife and I went to Compton Verny for the day of high culture. We had a great time and my wife, as is her want, picked up the seed cones from under some of the Giant Redwood trees in the grounds of the country house.

When we got back home it was soon discovered that there were actually seeds in the cones and some one came up with the idea of planting them out to see what happens. Well nature happened and so far we have three small seedlings popping their heads above the soil. Should these seedlings ever come to maturity then they will turn into the largest living things on the planet. However, if that were to happen then I and probably many of generations after me, will be long gone. It does feel a little like Jack and the beanstalk at the moment – to think that such huge trees can grow from such slender things – it just makes you want to go out and hug a tree.
So any one want a tree???